LE JUGEMENT
2026 · 2m
Directed by Norman Ferri
Genres: drama, historical, thriller
Tones: contemplative, dark, tense
Bertram finds himself at the heart of a duel called to judge a traitorous knight; opposed to the duel, he faces Jean, who demands justice.
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Two minutes of medieval formalism doesn't subvert anything—it *is* the thing; Ferri leans so hard into the genre's own logic that you're left wondering if the real provocation is just... sincerity.
Ferri positions himself squarely in the lineage of juridical drama and trial-by-combat cinema, letting the ritual of the duel carry philosophical weight through compositional restraint and editing that trusts silence to speak.
The film hinges on Bertram's physical stillness before the duel—a single choice to occupy space without ego—which transforms what could be stock period drama into something that feels genuinely lived.